Broom attachment.



E. ECKHARDT.

BROOM ATTACHMENT. APPLTCATION FILED JUNE18, 19l5.

1,175,726. Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

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EDMUND ECKHARIDT, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR. OF ONE-HALF T0 CHARLES C. WILLIGES, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

BROOM ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

Application filed June 18, 1915. Serial No. 34,935.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDMUND ECKHARDT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the city of Baltimore, and State of Maryland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Broom Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in attachments for brooms and has particular application to a dust cloth holder for brooms.

In carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide a dust cloth holder which will be constructed in such manner that the same may be rapidly and conveniently applied to the broom and whereby a dust cloth wrapped around the end of the broom may be securely held to the broom so that Walls, ceilings and analogous places may be dusted conveniently and Without the necessity of employing ladders, chairs and the like.

It is also my purpose to provide an attachment of the class described which will act to reinforce the broom so as to prevent excessive wear on the head of the broom and preserve the shape of such head and furthermore, my improved attachment is capable of use as a guard to prevent excessive wear on the head of the broom during heavy sweeping.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scope of the claim.

In the accompanying drawing; Figure 1 is a perspective view of an attachment-constructed in accordance with my present invention. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of a head of a broom equipped with an attachment constructed in accordance with the present invention, a dust cloth being shown as secured to the head of the broom.

In accordance with my present invention, my dust cloth holder comprises a single length of wire 1 bent into substantially rectangular shape and having the ends thereof formed with interengaging eyes 2 acting to hold the wire in rectangular shape. The end and side bars of the frame formed by the wire thus bent are coiled upon themselves, respectively, to form loops 3 and the loops in the side bars of the frame are disposed centrally of such bars.

The length of the holder is less than the normal width of the broom head at the outer end thereof and when it is desired to apply the holder to the broom head, the holder is slipped over the head of the broom from the handle end thereof with the loops 3 projecting toward the outer end of the broom head and as the holder is moved toward the outer end of the broom head the straws of the head are drawn together as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The mop rag 4 may now be placed upon the outer end of the broom head and the corners of such rag are drawn through the loops 3 and then turned under the holder, as illustrated in Fig. 2, so that the rag will'be securely held upon the head of the broom. The rag may now be used to rub walls and the like and will be securely held upon the broom.

It will be noted that the mop holder serves to strengthen the outer end of the broom head and by removing the rag from the head the holder may be used as a guard so as to facilitate the use of the broom during heavy sweeping and prolong the life of the head. The loops or eyes 3 act as springs when the device is employed as a guard to strengthen the head of the broom, such device may be adjusted to any desired position upon the broom head, in accordance with the strain on the broom head and when the device has been adjusted to the desired position upon the broom head, the straws are rendered more compact and in the use of the broom the springs formed by the loops serve to maintain the straws of the broom in normal position and restore the same to such position immediately succeeding each stroke of the broom during the sweeping, thereby prolonging the life of the broom head and enabling the latter to hold its shape for a relatively long time. It will also be noted that surround the head of a broom and having the sides and ends thereof coiled upon themselves to form loops respectively, all of said "10 loops projecting in the same direction and Witnesses:

NV. W. SUNnERL vo, JOHN F.'SEITZ.

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Washington, D. G. 

